Wednesday, October 14, 2009

ratta-tat-tat

You know what are great? Hedgehogs. The other day I was forced unpack some boxes left over from when me moved (um five years ago) and I came across a bunch of my old picture books. My favorite was this one (tell me yours, too!):
Reading over it made me feel so nostalgic, I really have so many happy memories about this book. I asked my parents to get me drums for probably three birthdays in a row, and when they didn't, I banged on pots and pans so I could be like my 'friends' from the book. And when I went on walks in the woods, I used to always go "Do you think there are any hedgehogs here? Do you think I'll see HARRY? Harry is my favorite! Listen, if I snap this pine cone a bit, that's music! I could be in the band, couldn't I?"

Most days I don't like growing up.

Edit: After Nicky's comment, I remembered something else. My parents are both fluent in russian and used to call me yosh, which means hedgehog. Or yoshie baby. SEE? So many memories.
Posted by Kiki at 3:19 PM
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9 comments:

  1. fayeOctober 14, 2009 at 3:52 PM

    The "if i snap this pine cone a bit" part made me laugh :')
    Ive never heard about that book but it does lok very fun, its like i had a book called the "little caterpiler" or somthing and i was in love with it and wanted to be like a caterpiller?
    erm ok faye...
    ahha x

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  2. ellieOctober 14, 2009 at 6:20 PM

    so sweet to remember books like this. so love your header, too.

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  3. LexiOctober 14, 2009 at 6:52 PM

    I love children's books...my favorite was "Hannah's Journal." I don't really think it was too popular but it should have been!

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  4. flotsam & flummeryOctober 14, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    I love finding things from my childhood, they bring back the good old days that I'll always cherish! Lovely post.

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  5. AprilOctober 15, 2009 at 3:12 AM

    Children's books calm me down. And the smell of crayons.

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  6. daisychainOctober 15, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    I remember this book from when I was little!

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  7. AnonymousOctober 15, 2009 at 4:05 PM

    Ok this is THE most random comment ever but the other day I started russian classes and the first word I leant was hedgehog,
    you pronounce it yosh so I've been calling everyone yosh I just think it's the cutest name for a hedgehog ever :)
    anyway after introducing myself with that randomness I'm nicky :)
    x

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  8. hannah, heart cityOctober 15, 2009 at 9:44 PM

    awr that looks like the cutest kids book! i was always a fan of bread and jam for francis, about badgers, i think they are something like hedgehogs?

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  9. HelenOctober 22, 2009 at 6:37 AM

    awww so cute! i loved hedgehogs when i was little, i had a huge collection of hedgehog cuddly toys and always wanted one as a pet

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